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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This does not take into account that schools EOTP have free PK3, more funding per child, free meals, and many other resources that are not given to WOTP schools.  And no one is complaining about that.

The reality is that WOTP schools are overcrowded and the parents have to make up the difference between what DCPS provides and what is needed.

I'll give you some examples of what our PTA funds are used for in our WOTP school:  field trip costs because DCPS charges us for the bus, smartboard repairs because they break and we need them repaired, classroom supplies for teachers so they don't have to spend their own money, etc.

As parents, we are expected to bring a huge box of supplies for the school at the beginning of the year because IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE DCPS BUDGET.  Clorox wipes, paper towels, tissues, dry erase markers, pencils, crayons, paper, and so on.

We still have the same DCPS curriculum as everyone else.  We have overcrowded classrooms.  Not sure what folks are up in arms about.[/quote]

My EOTP school is also overcrowded (27 kids in our classes last year, no aide). We've cut positions elsewhere in the school to add classroom teachers and reduce class sizes, so we also don't have full specials blocks because there aren't enough specials teachers.

I'll give you some examples of what our PTA funds can't cover: field trips because DCPS doesn't provide buses (and our kids don't have SmartTrip cards), SmartBoard repairs because they break (but we don't have money to repair them so we don't), classroom supplies (so I spend my own money).

Our parents aren't expected to bring any supplies because they can't. Also not covered by our DCPS budget: Clorox wipes, paper towels, tissues, dry erase markers, pencils, crayons, paper, and so on.

We still have the same DCPS curriculum as everyone else.  We have overcrowded classrooms.[/quote]

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